Published on 12, July, 2020
People say I am not an alcoholic. I think they must be deluded. I have been known to drink before going to groups etc. don’t get me wrong it helps in the moment. But should I be doing it? Probably not. Should I be lying to people? No. But it feels like I can’t help it. It makes me feel so good in the moment. I am like someone who loves chocolate and can’t stop themselves from eating it. Except I don’t really care for chocolate. Alcohol is my chocolate. It puts my mind at ease and relaxes my body which is usually flooded with stress and discomfort. I’ve yet to find my own alternative to alcohol. I sought help and they told me ‘you’re not an alcoholic’ ‘you just like a drink like everyone else’ and discharged me. I am not dissing them or anything but I don’t know am I an alcoholic? If I am drinking before social events and hiding it does that not automatically make me an alcoholic? Why do people think there is nothing wrong with me when I feel that there is? These are all some of the questions I ask myself. I defos think I am an alcoholic but everyone else thinks I am normal and don’t have a problem. Life is strange. It’s like I am getting the okay to drink from everyone. Can’t be right though I am going back to the doctor! I just have the feeling in my heart that I am not supposed to drink and that I need help. The help I believe I need is anticonvulsants as I do tend to get fits when I am in bed trying to sleep it’s pretty worriesome. But again I am the only person worried about it. Everyone says it’s fine just leave it! But I am not crazy I know I am right in my heart!
Try an experiment. Get a diary and try writing down what happens after you go socialising when you've been drinking. Then try going wihtout drinking and write down what happens afterwards. Do both a few times and compare the results.
How you getting on roswell? With your staying off the drink? You managing to stay off it?
I've been sober for 11 weeks now. It's much better for my health, I'm focusing on eating better now to try to improve my confidence without alcohol. Eating more fresh fish and vegetables and cooked then cooled potatoes and rice for the resistant starch. I don't have any friends though, sometimes I'm tempted to drink to try to make it easier but when I used to drink I only seemed to get results I didn't like.
Aww that’s a shame you don’t want to drink then if you only get bad results. Friends are good but they’re not everything remember. No friends are better than bad friends. Drinking isn’t the be all and end all either. It’s just addictive. I am working on myself and trying to figure out what can work better for me so I don’t have to drink again. But I’ll keep the community updated on my progress with it though. Hopefully I’ll have some tips to help everyone.